Your splendid picture of the Yew Garden at Heslington Hall (Evening Press, September 8), prompts me to ask whether any of your readers know the whereabouts of the striking multi-faceted 18th century sundial which used to stand among these yews? It appears
Do any of your readers know a pub with a really warm welcome? Homefire smokeless coal is running the second Homefire Real Fire Pub of the Year competition. We are offering the winning pub a prize of £1,000, with cash prizes too for regional winners and
I assume that those extolling the wonders of the War of the Worlds show at Castle Howard were seated in the direct line of sound. My husband, seven-year-old son and I were seated just left of centre and about half way up the hill where, for two hours,
I was very sorry to hear of the death of the Conservative MP Alan Clark. He was my kind of man - he said what he meant, and meant what he said. British politics will be even more dull without Alan Clark. His forthrightness on events and his views on other
This week two very different men have been in the news, for two very different reasons. Dr Shaun Russell proudly watched his daughter Josie go off to her new school, giggling about boys with her friends. Despite his own agony at the horrific deaths of
Just over two years since first taking to the sport of iron and wood, Keith Bottomley is at the top of his game. The engineering supervisor at Malton Bacon Factory was crowned club champion at Forest of Galtres Golf Club, where he registered two excellent
It's always sad to see a loyal and long serving Yorkshire team member released by the club and many fans were sorry to read this week that Bradley Parker was not to be re-engaged next season. The 29-year-old middle order batsman is one of the original
Wheels of steely determination from a Cawood teenager have put him on track for a dream first season. Richard Jarrold, a 17-year-old apprentice engineer, this weekend headed for the Darley Moor circuit where he will vie for the MCN Sunquest Roadstock
Yorkshire Water is being challenged to show why it needs to spend more than £3 million piping in supplies to North York Moors villagers. The company says "bacteriological failings" have been found in the existing spring-fed supply for the Gillamoor and
Welcome to the crime map, a new venture the Evening Press and York police hope will help you - and them - to beat the criminal. In a regular fortnightly series, we will be publishing a map (see below) to highlight the greatest areas of concern for officers
The distraught family of a schoolgirl who went missing from her home near Pocklington today made a desperate plea for her to return. Emma Harrison, 15, disappeared after leaving her home in Bugthorpe on the day she was due to resume classes at Woldgate
Further to my letter of September 4, I would like to elaborate the connection between domestic housing and the possible lowering of the water-table, which affects the stability of ancient buildings. My previous letter suffered a justified cut. I raise
Please print this to thank my granddad for a lovely day. Last Monday we had a fab day, granddad Johno took us for a day out and we went to Hartlepool Historic Quay. We saw the Trincomalee which is a large, old fashioned boat. We had a picnic and paddled
Dave Lancaster is celebrating hat-trick of running raids north of the border. The Nestl Rowntree veteran proved age is no barrier by winning the Moray People's Marathon for the third time. His time of 2hr 46mins was below his personal best of 2.24 run
York's 'Mr Football' has had his commitment to grassroots soccer recognised by the bigwigs at Lancaster Gate. Ernie Fairclough was presented with a medal from the Football Association to mark his 50 years involvement in soccer administration at the recent
York City is to research more accurate information from its fans and improve its public relations. These were just two of the key points to come out of a day-long workshop at Bootham Crescent yesterday aimed at raising attendances at the club. The 12
York people have the chance to get the "inside story" about how the day unit at their local hospital does keyhole surgery. One of the insights on offer at the special open event is how an endoscope camera works, when a tiny camera is used to examine the
Councillors will try to define exactly what constitutes a sex shop following a row over the Adult Shop in Gillygate, York. The Environmental Services Committee will be asked to recommend a change in wording to the sex shop licence following the confusion
Sufferers of asbestos-related diseases in York were given new hope today with the announcement that an action group is to be set up in the city. The British Rail carriageworks on Holgate Road has left a deadly legacy to its former workers, who until now
A rundown house which plagued a businessman's last years has been reduced to rubble within days of his death from cancer. Mystery surrounds the levelling of Southfields, the 300-year-old listed building in which well-known coach boss John Sykes was born
